AU659760B2 - Tensioning and suspension system for a tracked vehicle - Google Patents

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AU659760B2
AU659760B2 AU47539/93A AU4753993A AU659760B2 AU 659760 B2 AU659760 B2 AU 659760B2 AU 47539/93 A AU47539/93 A AU 47539/93A AU 4753993 A AU4753993 A AU 4753993A AU 659760 B2 AU659760 B2 AU 659760B2
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Charles David Isaacson
Dale H. Killen
James Arthur Nagorcka
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D55/00—Endless track vehicles
    • B62D55/08—Endless track units; Parts thereof
    • B62D55/30—Track-tensioning means
    • B62D55/305—Track-tensioning means acting on pivotably mounted idlers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D55/00—Endless track vehicles
    • B62D55/08—Endless track units; Parts thereof
    • B62D55/104—Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames
    • B62D55/112—Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames with fluid springs, e.g. hydraulic pneumatic

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